I noticed the soundtrack for this movie has Roxy Music's "More Than This", which was featured in their final album, Avalon. This album came out in 1982. I thought this was New Year's Eve, 1981.
The upbeat version of "Nowhere Girl" featured in the cd is the radio edit of the 1985 remix.
This was a horrible movie, but whoever was responsible for compiling the music for this movie should've done their job correctly.
Do The Mussolini! Headkick!
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Oh crap, and I just bought the CD specifically for "Nowhere Girl". I can't find the early 80s KROQ version anywhere. From the little bit that they played in the movie, I thought I'd found it...
shareGirls Against Boys were playing in the punk club. They formed in the 90s and recorded "Boogie Wonderland" around then.
shareThe one thing that irritated me the most about this movie, being that I was very much alive on New Year's Eve 1981, was that almost every song took place after the movie was supposed to have happened.
If the producers wanted to make a transcendental vehicle for us to travel back in time....working to create that all important "Suspension of Belief", then this movie fails....why not just make it 1987? or 1986? Or not make any reference to the year at all?
If the year wasn't so important, rather the characters, why even make note of the year? Everytime a mid-late 80's song came on, I was snapped out of the movie, trying to reconcile my own very strong and real memories, with the producers blatant disregard for the viewers own internal chronicle.
Music is a very strong vehicle, people use it to mark the important way-points of their lives, if not consciously, in many people it is sub-conscious. How many times have you heard someone say, "This song reminds me of the time...."
I am certain anyone between the age of 35 and 55 who see this movie feel the same way. Those born after 1981 see this as a fun glimpse of what life must have been like in the decade of the 80's.....the music being secondary.
One of the redeeming qualities was using a Blue Angel song (Maybe He'll Know in the bathroom scene). Fits perfectly with early 80's New York.
shareEven though some of the music was correct the only movie I've seen which was really true to the era was "The Wedding Singer" and that was supposed to be '85.
shareI agree that using songs to fit the time period is important. I have to admit though, having been just a toddler in December 1981, and a popular music buff a little later on in life (although not so much now), I give them points for the fact that the popular music used in the film is true to the timeline. I have to confess though, the more obscure music played in the punk club I didn't recognize anyway.
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